Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoApp Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadlinewww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1394arrow-down18
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minus-squarecum@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down2·9 months agoAndroid already has had this for many years and it is not an issue. We don’t need to deal with hypotheticals here, Android has put these things into practice for a long time already, and it’s a non issue.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down36·9 months agoLOL this is not a hypothetical. there are already bad apps in the regular app store. now you have two. also Android has nothing on the security posture of Apple.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down3·9 months agoSo you admit having a walled garden doesn’t protect you from malicious apps, but you still want on to…protect you from malicious apps?
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down22·9 months agoI just want you to envision a moment where the opportunity for two bad things happening is worse than one. Honestly I really don’t get the anger here except that everyone has decided that opening the floodgates is the only way forward.
minus-squarecum@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·9 months agowhat are you smoking lol
minus-squaremulcahey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoI can install any app I want on my Mac. How is this different?
Android already has had this for many years and it is not an issue. We don’t need to deal with hypotheticals here, Android has put these things into practice for a long time already, and it’s a non issue.
LOL this is not a hypothetical. there are already bad apps in the regular app store. now you have two.
also Android has nothing on the security posture of Apple.
So you admit having a walled garden doesn’t protect you from malicious apps, but you still want on to…protect you from malicious apps?
I just want you to envision a moment where the opportunity for two bad things happening is worse than one.
Honestly I really don’t get the anger here except that everyone has decided that opening the floodgates is the only way forward.
what are you smoking lol
I can install any app I want on my Mac. How is this different?